The world is increasingly encroaching on indigenous peoples’ traditional lands. Around the globe, indigenous communities are forced to cede ground to state development, corporate land grabs, rising sea levels, environmental degradation, and population growth. The right to land provides the basis for access to food, housing, and development.
Le déguerpissement foncier consiste à chasser les occupants d'un sol par voie d'exécution forcée administrative, l'administration considérant que "ces gens n'ont aucun droit à être là ".